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Drogheda Guide

Drogheda landmarks in true 3D — and how to reach each by public transport (lines, nearest stops, a planner from your location).

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Leap Card and the TFI 90-minute fareHow to pay on buses, trams and trains in Ireland: the Leap Card, tapping on and off, and the 90-minute fare that lets you change vehicles in Dublin.Read the guide Dublin Airport to the city by busThere is no train or tram to Dublin Airport — the choice is between Dublin Bus routes 16 and 41 with a Leap Card, or the Aircoach and Dublin Express coaches.Read the guide Luas and DART: the basicsDublin's two rail systems in short: the Luas tram with its Red and Green lines, and the DART electric train along the coast — where they go, how to pay and how they connect with buses.Read the guide Night buses in Ireland: Nitelink and 24-hour routesGetting home after midnight: Dublin's Nitelink network on Friday and Saturday nights, the 24-hour bus routes, and what runs at night in the other cities.Read the guide Bus Éireann city buses in Cork, Galway, Limerick and WaterfordOutside Dublin the city buses are run by Bus Éireann under the TFI brand: how the route numbers work, where the buses stop in each city centre and how to pay.Read the guide

Landmarks · 4

3D HistorySt Laurence's GateA thirteenth-century barbican of two round towers, the best-preserved town gate in Ireland, standing across the road at the east end of Drogheda's Laurence Street.Open guide

3D HistoryMillmount Fort & MuseumThe fortified mound above the south bank of the Boyne, crowned by a Martello tower, where Cromwell's troops stormed the town in 1649; now a museum and the best viewpoint over Drogheda.Open guide

St Peter's Church & the Shrine of St Oliver Plunkett — Drogheda

3D Church & monasterySt Peter's Church & the Shrine of St Oliver PlunkettThe Gothic Revival church on West Street that holds the preserved head of St Oliver Plunkett, the Archbishop of Armagh executed in London in 1681.Open guide

3D LandmarkBoyne ViaductThe great railway viaduct of 1855 carrying the Dublin–Belfast line 30 metres above the River Boyne, an engineering landmark that frames every view of Drogheda.Open guide

Frequently asked questions

How do I reach Drogheda’s landmarks by public transport?

Open any landmark from the guide — its page shows the nearest stops and a planner that finds a route from your location to it, with lines, transfers and departure times based on the timetable.

Which landmarks does the guide cover?

Drogheda’s best-known landmarks — St Laurence's Gate, Millmount Fort & Museum, St Peter's Church & the Shrine of St Oliver Plunkett, Boyne Viaduct — each with a 3D view of the location and directions on how to get there by public transport.